An elementary school was briefly put on lockdown after a boy pulled a knife on another student on the school bus.

The incident happened in front of Withamsville-Tobasco Elementary school off Ohio 125 in Clermont County shortly after 2:30 p.m. on Friday.

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School officials said the bus was dropping off students from Amelia Middle School.

Police said two 14-year-old middle school students got into a verbal argument on the school bus.

According to Union Township police, one of the students made threats to harm the other student and his family.

Police said that's when the threatened student punched the other boy in the face and the two began to scuffle.

Police said the student that who was hit produced a small knife, waving it in the air.

Witnesses said it was a box cutter.

River Snow, 14, said he was on the bus, and wrestled the knife away.

"I saw the kids take out the knife and I grabbed it. I made sure he didn't have it and I threw it on the ground and I yelled 'knife' three times, as you would to inform everyone that there was a weapon involved," Snow said.

Police said the student who originally had the knife ran out the rear emergency exit of bus and was picked up by officers shortly thereafter and taken into custody.

Police said the student who produced the knife was charged with aggravated assault and menacing. The other student that punched him was charged with assault and released to his parents.